Crystal-Induced Lower GI Necrosis in a Posttransplant Recipient with Diverticular Disease

We report the case of a 67-year-old male kidney transplant recipient for 12 years with sodium polystyrene sulfonate crystal-induced ileocecal colitis. He had adult polycystic kidney disease with associated colonic diverticular disease. Here, we describe how a potentially fatal complication of coloni...

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Published in:Indian journal of nephrology 2023, Vol.33 (1), p.54-56
Main Authors: Kumaresan, Maithrayie, Arun, R S, Damle, Aditi, Parthasarathy, Rajeevalochana, Matthew, Milly, Abraham, Gerogi
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:We report the case of a 67-year-old male kidney transplant recipient for 12 years with sodium polystyrene sulfonate crystal-induced ileocecal colitis. He had adult polycystic kidney disease with associated colonic diverticular disease. Here, we describe how a potentially fatal complication of colonic perforation was averted with appropriate investigations and management.
ISSN:0971-4065
DOI:10.4103/ijn.IJN_564_20